People who behave unethically won”t be deterred by notifications that job screens for
ethics are part of the hiring process.
Income inequality is unique to capitalist societies.
Several resources including nonprofit advocacy and lobbying organizations exist to
provide support to potential or actual whistleblowers.
In the workplace, individuals tend to communicate, collaborate and associate with those
who share some similar feature or characteristic important to the person.
Ethics training is not required if organizations clearly post Codes of Conduct and Codes
of Ethics throughout the building.
To ensure codes are consistent with legal standards, they should include high levels of
professional jargon.
Investors tend not to consider social responsibility when evaluating a company,
provided the company has a strong bottom line.
One’s philosophical/value orientation, whether deontological or a more “relativist”
orientation, does not seem to impact his/her ability to make ethical decisions.
Adam Smith promoted self-interest as the primary motivation for individual behavior.
The doctrine of ___________________ allowed employers and employees to end an
employment relationship for any reason, as long as it did not violate contractual
agreements or federal, state and municipal laws.
a) right to work
b) fair wages
c) employment-at-will
d) fair labor standards
e) none of the above
The ethical theory that recognizes preferences about right and wrong are based on the
interests of a person’s social group is called:
a) social group relativism
b) social norms
c) social networking
d) social identity
e) none of the above
The notion that right actions strengthen moral character is consistent with
____________ ethics.
a) virtue
b) dentological
c) utilitarian
d) social group
e) none of the above
The approach known as ______________ involves using business principles to directly
meet basic human needs.
a) corporate citizenship
b) corporate philanthropy
c) social entrepreneurship
d) social work
e) none of the above
_______________ are those who have an economic relationship with the organization.
a) Primary stakeholders
b) Secondary stakeholders
c) Tertiary stakeholders
d) all of the above
e) none of the above
According to recent research by the Ethics Resource Center, which percentage of
respondents who observed ethical misconduct did not report it?
a) 77%
b) 57%
c) 37%
d) 17%
e) none of the above
Rachel Carson’s book ______________ is often given credit for being an early,
accessible look at how insecticides and pesticides, particularly DDT, could cause
long-term harm to fish, wildlife and humans.
a) Walden
b) A Sand County Almanac
c) Silent Spring
d) Americums
e) none of the above
The factors that help determine the reasonableness of an accommodation for a worker
with a disability includes all but which of the following?
a) the nature and cost of the accommodation
b) the overall size and financial resources of the facility or business
c) whether the disability involves a wheelchair
d) all of the above
e) none of the above
Proponents of “Theory Y” of management subscribe to the belief that employees are
inherently:
a) lazy
b) bored
c) self-directed
d) tired
e) none of the above
Which two prominent ethical principles must guide decision making when making
distinctions among people at the workplace?
a) fairness and respect for others
b) the law and personal values
c) patience and consistency
d) all of the above
e) none of the above
On average, females earn approximately _________ of male salaries.
a) 99 percent
b) 89 percent
c) 79 percent
d) 69 percent
e) none of the above
Issues of ethnic and religious diversity arose at which of the following periods in
American history?
a) the Industrial Revolution, with the influx of immigrants
b) the Civil Rights Era, post-slavery
c) its inception, when Columbus arrived amid indigenous people
d) the California “Gold Rush”
e) none of the above
Fundamental notions behind Adam Smith’s concept of a fair economic system include
which of the following?
a) reason and liberty
b) freedom and religious control
c) selfishness and justice
d) all of the above
e) none of the above
Accounting fraud by public companies is particularly troubling for what reason(s)?
a) investors rely on auditors to convey truthful information
b) accountants must obey their client’s directives
c) accountants aren”t subject to regulations
d) all of the above
e) none of the above
According to research on ethical leadership, which of the following characteristics
is/are associated with a manager’s reputation for being an ethical leader?
a) being a moral person and moral manager
b) being a good person and a kind person
c) being an authoritarian but fair manager
d) all of the above
e) none of the above
Which of the following views of human nature have implications for the way ethical
issues are addressed by management?
a) humans are born with prior knowledge of right and wrong
b) humans are born good
c) humans are born with inherited sin
d) humans are “blank slates”
e) all of the above
f) none of the above
____________ work is typically defined as spending time at work to achieve something
that is personally desirable.
a) Autonomous
b) Meaningful
c) Just
d) all of the above
e) none of the above
Power obtained by enforcing punishments is called _____________ power.
a) legitimate
b) reward
c) coercive
d) referent
e) expert
The Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) of 1993 extends protections to employees
needing time off to address health-related problems of their own, or of immediate
family members.
The minimum wage, the lowest wage an employee can legally pay an employee, an
amount higher than what the market would otherwise establish, was federally mandated
by which of the following pieces of legislation?
a) the Fair Labor Standards Act
b) the National Labor Relations Act
c) the Great Depression Act
d) the Living Wage Act
e) none of the above
Ethics training is typically most useful in which of the following types of
organizations?
a) publicly traded companies
b) city governments and public organizations
c) nonprofits and other NGOs
d) all of the above
e) none of the above
The 1935 passage of which law legally obligated employers to negotiate with duly
elected unions and codified regulations governing the process for forming a union?
a) the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA)
b) the Sherman Antitrust Act (SAA)
c) the Taft Hartley Act (TFA)
d) the National Strike Act (NSA)
e) none of the above
The United States, with just 5 percent of the world’s population, accounts for
__________ of worldwide carbon dioxide emissions, the greatest contributor to
greenhouse gas.
a) five
b) ten
c) fifteen
d) twenty
e) none of the above
Useful “case studies” or scenario vignettes that can provide the basis for analysis
through ethics training can be derived from which of the following resources?
a) business ethics literature
b) internet websites
c) previous dilemmas at the organization
d) all of the above
e) none of the above
Research consistently indicates that the attribute employees most want to see in their
managers is:
a) freedom
b) honesty
c) passion
d) hard work
e) none of the above
The Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) extends to all but which of the following types
of employers?
a) private sector firms that employ less than 50 workers
b) all state employers
c) all local employers
d) all federal employers
e) none of the above
A manager’s private life is irrelevant to the way employees and other key stakeholders
perceive the manager’s ethics, as long as no significant problems reach the news media.
The first step in hiring ethical employees is:
a) determining their work history
b) ensuring they meet all qualifications
c) designing a job notification that attracts ethical job candidates
d) reviewing resumes
e) none of the above
Based on factors of __________________, observers are likely to remain silent about
ethical misconduct if the misconduct causes minimal consequences to the recipient or
the organization, occurs in a physically distant part of the organization, or if there is a
lack of consensus in the organization that the misconduct is actually unethical.
a) moral sensitivity
b) moral intensity
c) moral norms
d) moral diversity
e) none of the above
_____________ refer(s) to making decisions according to rules not based on personal
biases.
a) Fairness
b) Respect for others
c) Values
d) all of the above
e) none of the above
Prior to capitalism, key management positions were often filled based on which of the
following?
a) family connections
b) political connections
c) wealth
d) all of the above
e) none of the above
The roles of the organization’s ethics and compliance officer and ombudsperson are
interchangeable.
It is important to present ethics training materials in a way that targets specific
employees for their behavior to provide an example for others in the organization.
An effective Code of Ethics will align with industry standards.
Situational leadership styles can be categorized in one of four ways, according to an
employee’s level of competence and commitment or confidence.
Discuss the reasons people cite for behaving unethically. Provide at least three
examples.
Provide at least four examples of competitive advantages of ethical organizations.
Smith argued that laborers benefit from capitalism because economic growth generates
jobs and more choice among occupations.
Mercantilist policies discouraged monopolies, avoided quotas on imports, and promoted
freedom for tradesmen.
Discuss the eleven personality measures/surveys associated with ethics that can be
useful tools for ethics training.
Employers can give back to the community quite directly by providing jobs to people in
need, including groups most in need, such as ex-convicts.
Discuss the various understandings of human nature, defined as the moral,
psychological and social characteristics of human beings, which are fundamental to
managing ethics.
Identify and explain three different leadership styles, including their major features.
A common ethical dilemma involves choosing between the competing values of truth
versus loyalty.
Outline the continuum of potential punishments for managing minor workplace
infractions.
Identify the steps required in the Community Involvement Management Process.